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"""Interactive FAQ project.
Note that this is not an executable script; it's an importable module.
The actual CGI script can be kept minimal; it's appended at the end of
this file as a string constant.
XXX TO DO
- next/prev/index links in do_show?
- customize rcs command pathnames
- explanation of editing somewhere
- various embellishments, GIFs, crosslinks, hints, etc.
- create new sections
- rearrange entries
- delete entries
- send email on changes
- optional staging of entries until reviewed?
- freeze entries
- username/password for editors
- Change references to other Q's and whole sections
- support adding annotations, too
- make it more generic (so you can create your own FAQ)
- more OO structure, e.g. add a class representing one FAQ entry
"""
NAMEPAT = "faq??.???.htp"
NAMEREG = "^faq\([0-9][0-9]\)\.\([0-9][0-9][0-9]\)\.htp$"
# Like so many other things, this should come from a file.
SECTIONS = {
"1": "General information and availability",
"2": "Python in the real world",
"3": "Building Python and Other Known Bugs",
"4": "Programming in Python",
"5": "Extending Python",
"6": "Python's design",
"7": "Using Python on non-UNIX platforms",
}
class FAQServer:
def __init__(self):
pass
def main(self):
self.form = cgi.FieldStorage()
req = self.req or 'frontpage'
try:
method = getattr(self, 'do_%s' % req)
except AttributeError:
print "Unrecognized request type", req
else:
method()
self.epilogue()
KEYS = ['req', 'query', 'name', 'text', 'commit', 'title',
'author', 'email', 'log', 'section', 'number', 'add',
'version', 'edit']
def __getattr__(self, key):
if key not in self.KEYS:
raise AttributeError
try:
form = self.form
try:
item = form[key]
except TypeError, msg:
raise KeyError, msg, sys.exc_traceback
except KeyError:
return ''
value = self.form[key].value
value = string.strip(value)
setattr(self, key, value)
return value
def do_frontpage(self):
self.prologue("Python FAQ (alpha) Front Page")
print """
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=index">FAQ index</A>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=all">The whole FAQ</A>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=roulette">FAQ roulette</A>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=recent">Recently changed FAQ entries</A>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=add">Add a new FAQ entry</A>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=delete">Delete a FAQ entry</A>
</UL>
<HR>
<H2>Search the FAQ</H2>
<FORM ACTION="faq.py">
<INPUT TYPE=text NAME=query>
<INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Search"><BR>
(Case insensitive regular expressions.)
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=req VALUE=query>
</FORM>
<HR>
<P>
Disclaimer: these pages are intended to be edited by anyone.
Please exercise discretion when editing, don't be rude, etc.
"""
def do_index(self):
self.prologue("Python FAQ Index")
names = os.listdir(os.curdir)
names.sort()
section = None
for name in names:
headers, text = self.read(name)
if headers:
title = headers['title']
i = string.find(title, '.')
nsec = title[:i]
if nsec != section:
if section:
print """
<P>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=add&amp;section=%s"
>Add new entry</A> (at this point)
</UL>
""" % section
section = nsec
if SECTIONS.has_key(section):
stitle = SECTIONS[section]
else:
stitle = ""
print "<H2>Section %s. %s</H2>" % (section, stitle)
print "<UL>"
print '<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=show&name=%s">%s</A>' % (
name, cgi.escape(title))
if section:
print """
<P>
<LI><A HREF="faq.py?req=add&amp;section=%s">Add new entry</A>
(at this point)
</UL>
""" % section
else:
print "No FAQ entries?!?!"
def do_show(self):
self.prologue("Python FAQ Entry")
print "<HR>"
name = self.name
headers, text = self.read(name)
if not headers:
self.error("Invalid file name", name)
return
self.show(name, headers['title'], text)
def do_all(self):
self.prologue("The Whole Python FAQ")
print "<HR>"
names = os.listdir(os.curdir)
names.sort()
section = None
for name in names:
headers, text = self.read(name)
if headers:
title = headers['title']
i = string.find(title, '.')
nsec = title[:i]
if nsec != section:
section = nsec
if SECTIONS.has_key(section):
stitle = SECTIONS[section]
else:
stitle = ""
print "<H1>Section %s. %s</H1>" % (section, stitle)
print "<HR>"
self.show(name, title, text, edit=(self.edit != 'no'))
if not section:
print "No FAQ entries?!?!"
def do_roulette(self):
import whrandom
self.prologue("Python FAQ Roulette")
print """
Please check the correctness of the entry below.
If you find any problems, please edit the entry.
<P>
<HR>
"""
names = os.listdir(os.curdir)
while names:
name = whrandom.choice(names)
headers, text = self.read(name)
if headers:
self.show(name, headers['title'], text)
print "<P>Use `Reload' to show another one."
break
else:
names.remove(name)
else:
print "No FAQ entries?!?!"
def do_recent(self):
import fnmatch, stat
names = os.listdir(os.curdir)
now = time.time()
list = []
for name in names:
if not fnmatch.fnmatch(name, NAMEPAT):
continue
try:
st = os.stat(name)
except os.error:
continue
tuple = (st[stat.ST_MTIME], name)
list.append(tuple)
list.sort()
list.reverse()
self.prologue("Python FAQ, Most Recently Modified First")
print "<HR>"
n = 0
for (mtime, name) in list:
headers, text = self.read(name)
if headers and headers.has_key('last-changed-date'):
self.show(name, headers['title'], text)
n = n+1
if not n:
print "No FAQ entries?!?!"
def do_query(self):
query = self.query
if not query:
self.error("No query string")
return
import regex
self.prologue("Python FAQ Query Results")
p = regex.compile(query, regex.casefold)
names = os.listdir(os.curdir)
names.sort()
print "<HR>"
n = 0
for name in names:
headers, text = self.read(name)
if headers:
title = headers['title']
if p.search(title) >= 0 or p.search(text) >= 0:
self.show(name, title, text)
n = n+1
if not n:
print "No hits."
def do_add(self):
section = self.section
if not section:
self.prologue("How to add a new FAQ entry")
print """
Go to the <A HREF="faq.py?req=index">FAQ index</A>
and click on the "Add new entry" link at the end
of the section to which you want to add the entry.
"""
return
try:
nsec = string.atoi(section)
except ValueError:
print "Bad section number", nsec
names = os.listdir(os.curdir)
max = 0
import regex
prog = regex.compile(NAMEREG)
for name in names:
if prog.match(name) >= 0:
s1, s2 = prog.group(1, 2)
n1, n2 = string.atoi(s1), string.atoi(s2)
if n1 == nsec:
if n2 > max:
max = n2
if not max:
self.error("Can't add new sections yet.")
return
num = max+1
name = "faq%02d.%03d.htp" % (nsec, num)
self.name = name
self.add = "yes"
self.number = str(num)
self.do_edit()
def do_delete(self):
self.prologue("How to delete a FAQ entry")
print """
At the moment, there's no direct way to delete entries.
This is because the entry numbers are also their
unique identifiers -- it's a bad idea to renumber entries.
<P>
If you really think an entry needs to be deleted,
change the title to "(deleted)" and make the body
empty (keep the entry number in the title though).
"""
def do_edit(self):
name = self.name
headers, text = self.read(name)
if not headers:
self.error("Invalid file name", name)
return
self.prologue("Python FAQ Edit Form")
title = headers['title']
version = self.getversion(name)
print "<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION=faq.py>"
self.showedit(name, title, text)
if self.add:
print """
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=add VALUE=%s>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=section VALUE=%s>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=number VALUE=%s>
""" % (self.add, self.section, self.number)
print """
<INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Review Edit">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=req VALUE=review>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=name VALUE=%s>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=version VALUE=%s>
</FORM>
<HR>
""" % (name, version)
self.show(name, title, text, edit=0)
def do_review(self):
if self.commit:
self.checkin()
return
name = self.name
text = self.text
title = self.title
headers, oldtext = self.read(name)
if not headers:
self.error("Invalid file name", name)
return
if self.author and '@' in self.email:
self.set_cookie(self.author, self.email)
self.prologue("Python FAQ Review Form")
print "<HR>"
self.show(name, title, text, edit=0)
print "<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION=faq.py>"
if self.log and self.author and '@' in self.email:
print """
<INPUT TYPE=submit NAME=commit VALUE="Commit">
Click this button to commit the change.
<P>
<HR>
<P>
"""
else:
print """
To commit this change, please enter your name,
email and a log message in the form below.
<P>
<HR>
<P>
"""
self.showedit(name, title, text)
if self.add:
print """
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=add VALUE=%s>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=section VALUE=%s>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=number VALUE=%s>
""" % (self.add, self.section, self.number)
print """
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Review Edit">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=req VALUE=review>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=name VALUE=%s>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=version VALUE=%s>
</FORM>
<HR>
""" % (name, self.version)
def do_info(self):
name = self.name
headers, text = self.read(name)
if not headers:
self.error("Invalid file name", name)
return
self.prologue("Info for %s" % name)
print '<PRE>'
sys.stdout.flush()
os.system("/depot/gnu/plat/bin/rlog -r %s </dev/null 2>&1" % self.name)
print '</PRE>'
print '<A HREF="faq.py?req=rlog&name=%s">View full rcs log</A>' % name
def do_rlog(self):
name = self.name
headers, text = self.read(name)
if not headers:
self.error("Invalid file name", name)
return
self.prologue("RCS log for %s" % name)
print '<PRE>'
sys.stdout.flush()
os.system("/depot/gnu/plat/bin/rlog %s </dev/null 2>&1" % self.name)
print '</PRE>'
def checkin(self):
import regsub, time, tempfile
name = self.name
headers, oldtext = self.read(name)
if not headers:
self.error("Invalid file name", name)
return
version = self.version
curversion = self.getversion(name)
if version != curversion:
self.error("Version conflict.",
"You edited version %s but current version is %s." % (
version, curversion),
'<A HREF="faq.py?req=show&name=%s">Reload.</A>' % name)
return
text = self.text
title = self.title
author = self.author
email = self.email
log = self.log
text = regsub.gsub("\r\n", "\n", text)
log = regsub.gsub("\r\n", "\n", log)
author = string.join(string.split(author))
email = string.join(string.split(email))
title = string.join(string.split(title))
oldtitle = headers['title']
oldtitle = string.join(string.split(oldtitle))
text = string.strip(text)
oldtext = string.strip(oldtext)
if text == oldtext and title == oldtitle:
self.error("No changes.")
return
# Check that the FAQ entry number didn't change
if string.split(title)[:1] != string.split(oldtitle)[:1]:
self.error("Don't change the FAQ entry number please.")
return
remhost = os.environ["REMOTE_HOST"]
remaddr = os.environ["REMOTE_ADDR"]
try:
os.unlink(name + "~")
except os.error:
pass
try:
os.rename(name, name + "~")
except os.error:
pass
try:
os.unlink(name)
except os.error:
pass
try:
f = open(name, "w")
except IOError, msg:
self.error("Can't open", name, "for writing:", cgi.escape(str(msg)))
return
now = time.ctime(time.time())
f.write("Title: %s\n" % title)
f.write("Last-Changed-Date: %s\n" % now)
f.write("Last-Changed-Author: %s\n" % author)
f.write("Last-Changed-Email: %s\n" % email)
f.write("Last-Changed-Remote-Host: %s\n" % remhost)
f.write("Last-Changed-Remote-Address: %s\n" % remaddr)
keys = headers.keys()
keys.sort()
keys.remove('title')
for key in keys:
if key[:13] != 'last-changed-':
f.write("%s: %s\n" % (string.capwords(key, '-'),
headers[key]))
f.write("\n")
f.write(text)
f.write("\n")
f.close()
tfn = tempfile.mktemp()
f = open(tfn, "w")
f.write("Last-Changed-Date: %s\n" % now)
f.write("Last-Changed-Author: %s\n" % author)
f.write("Last-Changed-Email: %s\n" % email)
f.write("Last-Changed-Remote-Host: %s\n" % remhost)
f.write("Last-Changed-Remote-Address: %s\n" % remaddr)
f.write("\n")
f.write(log)
f.write("\n")
f.close()
p = os.popen("""
/depot/gnu/plat/bin/rcs -l %s </dev/null 2>&1
/depot/gnu/plat/bin/ci -u %s <%s 2>&1
rm -f %s
""" % (name, name, tfn, tfn))
output = p.read()
sts = p.close()
if not sts:
self.set_cookie(author, email)
self.prologue("Python FAQ Entry Edited")
print "<HR>"
self.show(name, title, text)
if output:
print "<PRE>%s</PRE>" % cgi.escape(output)
else:
self.error("Python FAQ Entry Commit Failed",
"Exit status 0x%04x" % sts)
if output:
print "<PRE>%s</PRE>" % cgi.escape(output)
print '<HR>'
print '<A HREF="faq.py?req=show&name=%s">Reload this entry.</A>' % name
def set_cookie(self, author, email):
name = "Python-FAQ-ID"
value = "%s;%s" % (author, email)
import urllib
value = urllib.quote(value)
print "Set-Cookie: %s=%s; path=/cgi-bin/;" % (name, value),
print "domain=%s;" % os.environ['HTTP_HOST'],
print "expires=Sat, 01-Jan-2000 00:00:00 GMT"
def get_cookie(self):
if not os.environ.has_key('HTTP_COOKIE'):
return "", ""
raw = os.environ['HTTP_COOKIE']
words = string.split(raw, ';')
cookies = {}
for word in words:
i = string.find(word, '=')
if i >= 0:
key, value = word[:i], word[i+1:]
cookies[key] = value
if not cookies.has_key('Python-FAQ-ID'):
return "", ""
value = cookies['Python-FAQ-ID']
import urllib
value = urllib.unquote(value)
i = string.rfind(value, ';')
author, email = value[:i], value[i+1:]
return author, email
def showedit(self, name, title, text):
author = self.author
email = self.email
if not author or not email:
a, e = self.get_cookie()
author = author or a
email = email or e
print """
Title: <INPUT TYPE=text SIZE=70 NAME=title VALUE="%s"><BR>
<TEXTAREA COLS=80 ROWS=20 NAME=text>""" % title
print cgi.escape(string.strip(text))
print """</TEXTAREA>
<BR>
Please provide the following information for logging purposes:
<BR>
<CODE>Name : </CODE><INPUT TYPE=text SIZE=40 NAME=author VALUE="%s">
<BR>
<CODE>Email: </CODE><INPUT TYPE=text SIZE=40 NAME=email VALUE="%s">
<BR>
Log message (reason for the change):<BR>
<TEXTAREA COLS=80 ROWS=5 NAME=log>%s\n</TEXTAREA>
""" % (author, email, self.log)
def showheaders(self, headers):
print "<UL>"
keys = map(string.lower, headers.keys())
keys.sort()
for key in keys:
print "<LI><B>%s:</B> %s" % (string.capwords(key, '-'),
headers[key] or '')
print "</UL>"
headers = None
def read(self, name):
self.headers = None
import fnmatch, rfc822
if not fnmatch.fnmatch(name, NAMEPAT):
return None, None
if self.add:
try:
fname = "faq%02d.%03d.htp" % (string.atoi(self.section),
string.atoi(self.number))
except ValueError:
return None, None
if fname != name:
return None, None
headers = {'title': "%s.%s. " % (self.section, self.number)}
text = ""
else:
f = open(name)
headers = rfc822.Message(f)
text = f.read()
f.close()
self.headers = headers
return headers, text
def show(self, name, title, text, edit=1):
# XXX Should put <A> tags around recognizable URLs
# XXX Should also turn "see section N" into hyperlinks
print "<H2>%s</H2>" % cgi.escape(title)
pre = 0
for line in string.split(text, '\n'):
if not string.strip(line):
if pre:
print '</PRE>'
pre = 0
else:
print '<P>'
else:
if line[0] not in string.whitespace:
if pre:
print '</PRE>'
pre = 0
else:
if not pre:
print '<PRE>'
pre = 1
if '/' in line or '@' in line:
line = self.translate(line)
elif '<' in line or '&' in line:
line = cgi.escape(line)
if not pre and '*' in line:
line = self.emphasize(line)
print line
if pre:
print '</PRE>'
pre = 0
print '<P>'
if edit:
print """
<A HREF="faq.py?req=edit&name=%s">Edit this entry</A> /
<A HREF="faq.py?req=info&name=%s" TARGET=_blank>Log info</A>
""" % (name, name)
if self.headers:
try:
date = self.headers['last-changed-date']
author = self.headers['last-changed-author']
email = self.headers['last-changed-email']
except KeyError:
pass
else:
s = '/ Last changed on %s by <A HREF="%s">%s</A>'
print s % (date, email, author)
print '<P>'
print "<HR>"
def getversion(self, name):
p = os.popen("/depot/gnu/plat/bin/rlog -h %s </dev/null 2>&1" % name)
head = "*new*"
while 1:
line = p.readline()
if not line:
break
if line[:5] == 'head:':
head = string.strip(line[5:])
p.close()
return head
def prologue(self, title):
title = cgi.escape(title)
print '''
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>%s</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BACKGROUND="http://www.python.org/pics/RedShort.gif"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
TEXT="#000000"
LINK="#AA0000"
VLINK="#906A6A">
<H1>%s</H1>
''' % (title, title)
def error(self, *messages):
self.prologue("Python FAQ error")
print "Sorry, an error occurred:<BR>"
for message in messages:
print message,
print
def epilogue(self):
if self.edit == 'no':
global wanttime
wanttime = 0
else:
print '''
<P>
<HR>
<A HREF="http://www.python.org">Python home</A> /
<A HREF="faq.py?req=frontpage">FAQ home</A> /
Feedback to <A HREF="mailto:guido@python.org">GvR</A>
'''
print '''
</BODY>
</HTML>
'''
translate_prog = None
def translate(self, text):
if not self.translate_prog:
import regex
url = '\(http\|ftp\)://[^ \t\r\n]*'
email = '\<[-a-zA-Z0-9._]+@[-a-zA-Z0-9._]+'
self.translate_prog = prog = regex.compile(url + "\|" + email)
else:
prog = self.translate_prog
i = 0
list = []
while 1:
j = prog.search(text, i)
if j < 0:
break
list.append(cgi.escape(text[i:j]))
i = j
url = prog.group(0)
while url[-1] in ");:,.?":
url = url[:-1]
url = cgi.escape(url)
if ':' in url:
repl = '<A HREF="%s">%s</A>' % (url, url)
else:
repl = '<A HREF="mailto:%s">&lt;%s&gt;</A>' % (url, url)
list.append(repl)
i = i + len(url)
j = len(text)
list.append(cgi.escape(text[i:j]))
return string.join(list, '')
emphasize_prog = None
def emphasize(self, line):
import regsub
if not self.emphasize_prog:
import regex
pat = "\*\([a-zA-Z]+\)\*"
self.emphasize_prog = prog = regex.compile(pat)
else:
prog = self.emphasize_prog
return regsub.gsub(prog, "<I>\\1</I>", line)
print "Content-type: text/html"
dt = 0
wanttime = 1
try:
import time
t1 = time.time()
import cgi, string, os, sys
x = FAQServer()
x.main()
t2 = time.time()
dt = t2-t1
except:
print "\n<HR>Sorry, an error occurred"
cgi.print_exception()
if wanttime:
print "<BR>(running time = %s seconds)" % str(round(dt, 3))
# The following bootstrap script must be placed in cgi-bin/faq.py:
BOOTSTRAP = """
#! /usr/local/bin/python
FAQDIR = "/usr/people/guido/python/FAQ"
import os, sys
os.chdir(FAQDIR)
sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
import faqmain
"""